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We are engaged citizens working together to make a difference in our community, state, and nation. We connect you with progressive activities and volunteer opportunities in your area. #indivisible #bgaa https://www.bluegrassactivistalliance.org/
Are you coming to #NoKings on March 28 in Lexington? 👑🚫
Grab your gear from BGAA’s merch shop:: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8781...
Every purchase helps fund the infrastructure - supplies like water, sound equipment, flyer printing, etc. - that makes our direct action possible. #bgaa #resist
No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight.
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Hey followers. I manage the Bluesky account for BGAA. I've taken a little time off to rest, recenter, and calm my nervous system.
*Reminder* To keep up with calls to action, etc., head over to our website to sign up for our weekly email alert. www.bluegrassactivistalliance.org
By a margin of 69% to 31%, Kentuckians want lawmakers to "generate more revenue by taxing the wealthy" rather than "make cuts to schools, health care and other public services." 6/
Our @sbworkersunited.org baristas are ready to go on strike for a fair contract - and we can let them know America’s union members have their back.
Together, we can show that when workers speak up, bosses have to listen. #NoContractNoCoffee
Congress shall make no law....
An AMAZING election night to for us progressives! If we want to have a similar night in Lexington next year, the work starts now!
Join our coalition partner Progress KY Sunday (noon, West 6th Brewing) to kick it off & get plugged in! *Please share & repost!!* bsky.app/profile/prog... #indivisible
Help slow down ICE’s terror. Talk to local businesses about putting up signage to protect employees from ICE raids and show solidarity with immigrant communities: act.indivisible.org/signup/signs...
LEXINGTON!!! You showed up and stood up for democracy! We had amazing speakers and music and marching, but YOU made it all possible. Enjoy these great 📷 from Ashley Swift Photography
#NoKings #NoKingsLEX
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Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
#A_NewHope ✊
Lexington, KY #NoKings #NoKingsLex
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We were honored to be joined by Lexington Vice Mayor Dan Wu and former State Senator Charles Booker, many inflatable creatures, and at least 7,000 other attendees. It was peaceful. It was anti-fascist. #NoKingsLex #NoKings
Thank you for tagging us! And thank you for coming out. It was a beautiful afternoon. And we still have a lot of work to do! #NoKingsLex #NoKings
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If you can't make it, we have specific actions that YOU can do to fight for democracy. (Folks who come can ALSO take action in these ways!) linktr.ee/ky_action_co...
LFG. Biggest nonviolent protest ever in this country. Be a part of it. Courthouse Plaza 1-4
Speeches @ 2
💠George Ella Lyon
💠Bishop Mark Van Koevering
💠Vice Mayor Dan Wu
💠Charles Booker
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I'm going to the NO KINGS PRO LOVE FOR DECENT AMERICANS RALLY. AREN'T YOU?
Keep on the lookout on Saturday!
@50501ky.bsky.social @bgaalliance.bsky.social @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social @bgresistance.bsky.social Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOO LEXINGTON! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Yesterday, several hundred labor activists, area grassroots organizers, & citizens gathered in Lexington to remind folks about the power of collective action to fight corporate greed and government inaction.
Our Coalition Linktree has calls to action and more info. linktr.ee/ky_action_co...
Join us Monday for a Rally downtown and then meetup with BGAA for social hour at The Jockey after the event.
Register at Mobilize: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
🔊 Call to action
Want to support educators and protect our kids in Fayette County? Email the County Board members and let them know you support collective bargaining. Learn more from Coalition Partner @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social: buff.ly/B9yXCZt
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🔊 Call to action
Our coalition partner Gathering for Democracy asks you to write to your central KY representatives to support the VISIBLE ACT (buff.ly/Ohifvq0 ), which would require that immigration officers display clear ID.
Learn more here: buff.ly/OiKt5x2
📅 Save the Date!
@50501ky.bsky.social is hosting Lexington's Rage Against the Machine action on August 2. More info coming soon...
#RageAgainstTheRegime
#August2Action
#ResistTogether
#NonviolentNotPassive
#CommunityStrength
#UnitedInResistance
🔊 Call to action
The ominous sky over the courthouse on Thursday reflected the threat that ICE is posing in our communities. Want to verify and stay updated on reported ICE activity in your area? Follow the Neighbors Immigration Clinic buff.ly/sU24ah7 to learn how.
#resist
📅 Mark your calendars!
Want to make more GoodTrouble? Our coalition partner Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance will host a die-in to mourn the #BigHorribleBill on Thursday, July 24 at 120 N. Limestone.
More info & link in the comments about the "Funeral for the Future We Lost" when available.
#resist
Spencer County, Mayfield Independent and Monroe County are the Kentucky school districts where the programs the Trump administration is now withholding funds for--totaling $87 million across the state--made up the largest share of their 2024 federal funds.
Here are the top 20: